The ‘Kathakali’ dance is a harmonious combination of ______ forms of fine art.

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  1. six
  2. seven
  3. five
  4. four

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Option 3 : five
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Important Points

  • Kathakali is a classical Indian dance form which is a story play genre of art is the folk dance form of Kerala.
  • It is a combination of 5 forms of fine art which are –
    • Natyam (expressions)
    • Nritham (dance)
    • Nrithyam (enactment) 
    • Sangeetam (music)
    • Vadya (instruments)
  • Various costumes of characters of Kathakali –
    • Sathwika (Hero)
    • Katti (Villain)
    • Minukku (females)
    • Thathi (other characters)
  • Types of Drums used in Kathakali – Maddalam, Chenda, and Idakka
  • Kathakali is the most difficult style of the traditional dance form in which actors speak ‘sign language’ where hand gestures are used to dictate word part of the character and facial and eye movements express emotions and mood.
  • Kathakali is based on the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. 

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